Bay Area Palestine Solidarity coalition says around 135 protesters blocked the gates of the company to demand it end transferring US-made weapons to Israel.
One of the major demands of the protests, who say the US is complicit in the genocide, was the end of the military aid to Israel. / Photo: X@Bay4Palestine
Some 135 protesters gathered on Thursday from 6 am to 11 am, blocking employees from entering, the Bay Area Palestine Solidarity coalition said. HAPPENING NOW - Over 135 Bay Area residents are blocking entrances to Lockheed Martin in Sunnyvale CA, protesting the world's largest weapons manufacturer for its support of Israel's ongoing war crimes in Gaza. Photos byThe coalition said the protesters de-escalated a violent Lockheed Martin employee who almost snapped and threatened to run over the demonstrators.
"This blockade reflects others that across the globe at weapons manufacturers in protest of their contributions to Israel’s genocide of Palestinians. We all have a collective responsibility to disrupt the war machine until Palestine is free," Bay Area Palestine Solidarity said."Lockheed Martin is one of the largest weapons manufacturers in the world. They've been supporting apartheid Israel for at least 20 years...
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